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2️⃣faff
📕to do lots of things,to be busy with something, ineffective, you are not achieving anything.
phrasal verb: faff about, faff around(瞎忙活，出门前的磨唧唧)
3️⃣naff(adj, something is basically poor quality, or not very good.)
Ex: A film, a pary, a car could be naff.
4️⃣to be gobsmacked()
gob is a slang for mouth. 
👏👏👏"gob" is crise and bad. 
"gobsmacked"(a reaction when something shocks you and you open your mouth.)
anytime u r shocked. this word could be positive or negative. eg: winning thw lottery or passing your exam, someone's passing away or penulty.
Ex: I'm gobsmacked.(I don't know what to say.)
Ex: I'm  stunned.(American way)

1️⃣to pop the kettle on and have a brew
to pop often replace the word "go" and "put"
Ex: I'm just popping to the shops. Do you need anything?(I would be expected to be back within the few minutes. implying the place you go is very near, corner shop.)
Ex: Pop this jacket on. 
Ex: I just need to pop this cake into the oven and I can relax.
🧐British people drink tea all day long.

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